Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland formed a consulting partnership with several former aides.

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Fredreka Schouten
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Ten of the 32 governors who have left office since Jan. 1, 2011, now work for trade associations or with consulting and lobbying firms that allow them to help clients navigate state and federal government agencies, a USA TODAY review of their post-government employment shows.

Former state governors now in consulting or government-affairs roles range from Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty, a Republican who runs the Financial Services Roundtable in Washington, to Ted Strickland, an Ohio Democrat who formed a consulting partnership with several ...